CALEXICO — For two weeks, participants of the Confucius Institute’s Chinese Culture and Language Summer Camp learned a little of everything there is to know about the Asian country — from common phrases and basic history to calligraphy and martial arts — all culminating in a showcase of those skills at the camp’s closing ceremony Friday morning at the San Diego State University-Imperial Valley campus here.

Faculty and family were treated to various performances and demonstrations of the student’s newly acquired knowledge, ending with a presentation of certificates to each participants.